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if you all can't agree on your beliefs in the same God, how can you expect to ever convince non believers to trust in your god?! Christians how would you answer this question?

I typed this on the other question too:
You are not understanding. Where I come from and in my Christian beliefs, there are ESSENTIAL beliefs...ones that you must believe to be a true Christian, and NON ESSENTIAL beliefs...those that are subject to interpretation and do not determine your salvation.

Essential Belief: Jesus is the Son of God and died for our sins so that we may go to Heaven b/c I could not pay the price for my sins. This determines your salvation or lack of salvation.

Non essential beliefs: type of Baptism, who can be a pastor, certain commandments...basically anything that can be debated about the Bible and what it says...those things are things that we try our best to understand...but do not interfere with being saved.

Does that make sense. And also, I have no intention of convincing someone...I will tell you what I believe and why, God can handle the rest better than I EVER could!

Answer by
Anonymous
at 8:08 PM on May. 13, 2010

It's not our job to convince anyone of anything. It is our job to share the "good news" but if you reject Christ, that's you exercising your free will. If the evidence of God through his creation doesn't convince you nothing anyone else says will.

Answer by
Anonymous
at 8:18 PM on May. 13, 2010

We can't convince them to trust in God. It is a personal decision. Remember who is your struggle against...the enemy is a divider, confusier, brings doubt and distance people from coming to the Lord....Pray, pray, pray!!! "Be devoted to prayer" Colossians 4:2

I agree with my many believing sisters with anything scriptural that can be proven from the book by the book. Anything added to it I do not agree with. My husband refers to me as a bible hugging Holy roller. I am sure others feel the same. Blessings..